Oireachtas Monitor 221 Published: 25 October 2016

1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the (24 October 2016 – 28 October 2016)

Dáil and Seanad Agenda

2. Last week's Oireachtas Questions and Debates (17 October 2016 – 21 October 2016) a. Asylum and Immigration b. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care) c. Child Protection/ Child and Youth Services/ Children in Care d. Health and Wellbeing e. Disability and Special Educational Needs f. Child Benefit / Social Welfare/ Poverty / Housing

a. Asylum and Immigration Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Justice and Equality

 Refugee Resettlement Programme, John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)  Direct Provision System, Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)  Ombudsman for Children Remit, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) b. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care) Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Education and Skills

 Preschool Services, (Kildare North, )  School Transport Review, (Offaly, Sinn Fein)  School Patronage, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  School Patronage, Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)  School Patronage, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)  Disadvantaged Status, Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)  Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme, Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)  Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme, Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)  Schools Healthy Living Strategies, Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Child Care Services Funding, Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)

Department of Health

 Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes, Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Questions on Proposed Legislation  Dáil debates, Questions on Proposed Legislation  Dáil debates, Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members]  Dáil debates, Topical Issues, School Patronage  Dáil debates, Other Questions, Arts in Education Charter  Seanad debates, Commencement Matters, Educational Disadvantage  Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs, National Collaborative Forum for the Early Years Care and Education Sector: Early Childhood Ireland

c. Child Protection/ Child and Youth Services/ Children in Care Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Justice and Equality

 Garda Vetting Applications Data, John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

Department of Education and Skills

 Garda Vetting Legislation, Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein) Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Youth Work Projects Funding, (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

Debates

 Seanad debates, Children and Youth Affairs: Statements

d. Health and Wellbeing Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Health

 Hospital Waiting Lists, John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)  National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times, (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Legislative Programme, Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)  Mental Health Services Staff, (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)  National Drugs Strategy, Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)  Obesity Strategy, Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)  Mental Health Services Staff, Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)  Mental Health Services Staff, Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)  Mental Health Services Provision, (Clare, Fianna Fail)  Mental Health Services Provision, (Tipperary, Labour)  Mental Health Services Funding, (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)  Mental Health Services Provision, Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)  Mental Health Policy, (Galway West, Independent)  Mental Health Services Staff, James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)  Mental Health Services Staff, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Questions, Cabinet Committee Meetings  Dáil debates, Priority Questions, HSE National Service Plan  Dáil debates, Questions on Proposed Legislation  Dáil debates, Priority Questions, Mental Health Services Funding

e. Disability and Special Educational Needs Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Health

 Services for People with Disabilities, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Speech and Language Therapy Provision, John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)

Department of Education and Skills  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Data, Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)  Garda Vetting of Personnel, John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Other Questions, Speech and Language Therapy Provision  Dáil debates, Topical Issue Debate, Services for People with Disabilities  Dáil debates, Other Questions, Speech and Language Therapy Provision  Dáil debates, Other Questions, Occupational Therapy  Seanad debates, Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Second Stage

f. Child Benefit / Social Welfare/ Poverty / Housing Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Social Protection

 Child Benefit Eligibility, (Dublin Bay South, )

Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

 Housing Provision, Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)  Housing Provision, Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)  Social and Affordable Housing Data, Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)

Debates

 Seanad debates, Fire Safety in Traveller Accommodation: Statements

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